VAR courts controversy

VAR has grabbed centre stage at the World Cup, with the system that was supposed to provide "minimum interference" instead having a major and controversial impact.

Morocco's Noureddine Amrabat made clear his feelings at the end of Monday's game against Spain as he looked into a camera and mouthed: "VAR, it's bulls**t".

There have already been 20 penalties given at this World Cup, a tournament record before the group stage has even concluded.

Many of those, such as Andreas Granqvist's winner for Sweden against South Korea, were awarded after confirmation by VAR.

Yet the Swedes were also the victims of a major officiating error when they were denied an early penalty in their defeat against Germany for a foul by Jerome Boateng on Marcus Berg.